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Community Housing Partnership (CHP) creates, implements and demonstrates solutions to homelessness by working in partnership with people in San Francisco who would otherwise be without a home.


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Steve Wolmark, President
Geoff MacDonald, Vice President
Jackie Jenks, Secretary
Michael Santero, Treasurer

Paul Boden
Brian Carr
Rene Cazenave
Sean Charpentier
Ramie Dare
Nicolaas de Ruijg
Keith Kemp

Sharon Li
Bob Offer-Westort
Nick Pagoulatos
Ali Riker
Carmen Rojas
Chuck Turner
Melvina York

Steve Wolmark, President. Steve joined CHP's Board in 2006 and serves on the Executive, Audit and Board Development Committees. Through his work with SKS Investments, he brings knowledge in real estate development, asset management and financial matters to our organization.

Geoff MacDonald, Vice President. Geoff has been a member of the Board of Directors since 1995, and serves on the Executive, Finance and Asset Management Committees. He brings years of affordable housing finance and lending expertise to our organization.

Jackie Jenks, Secretary. Jackie joined the Board in 2008 and is the Executive Director of the Central City Hospitality House. She brings her extensive knowledge of the community as well as its programs and services to our Board. She serves on the Executive, Program and Board Development Committees.

Michael Santero. Since 2003, Michael has served on our Board and the Finance committee. As the Asset Manager for First Community Housing, he brings extensive knowledge of housing issues, real estate, finance, and housing development to our organization. He serves on the Executive and Finance and Asset Management Committees.

Paul Boden. One of the founders of Community Housing Partnership, Paul joined the Board again in 2009. Paul brings his first-hand knowledge of homelessness and over 35 years experience working in the community to our organization. He is currently the Executive Director of the Western Regional Advocacy Project.

Brian Carr. Brian joined the Board in 2009 and brings his expertise in human resources and employee relations to our organization. He has a background in education and human resources and works for Kaiser Permanente.

Rene Cazenave. Rene Cazenave is currently the executive director of the San Francisco Information Clearing House, a community based non-profit organization providing technical, information and advocacy assistance to San Francisco Community Based Organizations involved in progressive community development and the empowerment of lower income residents. Mr. Cazenave is a graduate from the University of San Francisco with a B.S. in International Economics and a Masters in Community Development and Public Administration. He is a community organizer and advocate who has been involved in progressive community development and affordable housing advocacy for the past 3 decades. He serves on the Finance and Asset Management and Board Development Committees.

Sean Charpentier. Sean works for the Redevelopment Agency in East Palo Alto. He joined our Housing Development committee in 2006 and became a member of the Board in 2008. He brings his wide knowledge of housing development and redevelopment projects to our work.

Ramie Dare. Ramie has been a member of the Board since 2003. She serves on the Housing Development and Audit committees. She has been working in affordable housing development since 1993 and brings her extensive knowledge to our organization.

Nicolaas de Ruijg. A tenant and extremely involved community member, Nicolaas joined our Board in 2009. Nicolaas has been involved in our community organizing work for several years and brings first-hand knowledge of our programs to the Board.

Keith Kemp. A Board member since 2008, Keith is a tenant who is very involved in all aspects of our work. He has completed several internships, including one in our community organizing program. He brings his insight on our programs and commitment to our work to the Board.

Sharon Li. Sharon joined the Board in 2007 and serves as the head of school for our post-secondary educational programs. She is the Director for the Center for Global Education at the University of San Francisco, and brings her knowledge of post-secondary education to CHP. She serves on the Program Committee.

Bob Offer-Westort. Bob joined the Board in 2009. He works for the Coalition on Homelessness and is the Civil Rights Director and editor of the Street Sheet. He brings his experience from working with people who have been homeless and knowledge of issues in the community to our work.

Nick Pagoulatos. Nick joined the Board in 2009 and works for Dolores Street Community Services. He brings his background in community planning, economic development, and land use issues to our Board. He serves on the Housing Development Committee.

Ali Riker. Ali has been a member of the CHP Board since 2001, and serves on the Program committee. Her work with the California Justice Coalition and Coalition on Homelessness inform her insight into our work.

Carmen Rojas. Carmen has spent the last 10 years working as an activist, organizer, and researcher for some of the leading environmental and economic justice organizations in the region. A Grants Officer for the Mitchell Kapor Foundation, she joined the Board in 2009.

Chuck Turner. A longtime activist in San Francisco and member of CHP's Board since 1998, Chuck serves on our Housing Development committee. He brings knowledge of urban design and policy issues as well as a strong knowledge of housing rights issues in our city.

Melvina York. Melvina is a tenant who joined the Board in 2009. She is an active community builder involved in many of our efforts, including our Fund Development Advisory Committee. She brings her insights and firsthand knowledge of our programs to the Board.